I think in the PNW multiflora rootstock does very well, so you can buy from Pickering and Palatine. I wanted to recommend you to check out Lynette, The Oldrosarian's website. She has a PNW garden with 6-800 roses to die for, with gorgeous photos and useful comments about every rose she grew. Alas, I cannot locate the website any more. Anyway, she gardens in British Columbia, and as far as I remember, she bought roses only grafted on multiflora and laxa. Dr. Huey is the rootstock for the alkaline soils in southern California and Arizona but you probably do not have alkaline soil in the rainy Seattle. As others already explained it, David Austin sells the right to certain nurseries to grow his roses. Some sell his roses own root, like Chamblee's, Heirloom, Vintage, RU, and some sells them grafted - for you the best choice is Pickering who has most of the Austins and their multiflora rootstock is grown from seeds so it is likely virus free. (So far I never got a virused rose from them - Austin or else). Own root, as others already explained you, does not mean that the rose will be virus free. Roses Unlimited announced a few years ago that they will clean up they virused inventory but that could not be done in such a short period of time considering the large variety they carry. There is a nursery on the west coast that guarantees (?) virus-free roses, Roses of Yesterday and Today if you want grafted plants and don't want to order from Canada, though Pickering is less expensive. And, Roses Y&T has very few plants grafted on multiflora but states that they sell only virus free plants. If you are willing to try bands, you have more choices: Northland Rosarium (WA), Heirloom (OR), Vintage (CA). I tried both Northland and Vintage and I was very happy with both though I was very reluctant to try bands. For bigger own roots you can check out Rouge Valley roses (OR)- they do not state that all their roses are virus free but accept the responsibility that no matter how many years later virus shows up they will reimburse you - so far this is the best guarantee I've read. Their selection is fantastic (unfortunately their shipping cost to the east coast is forbidding but for you it should be pretty good, I assume). Chamblee's (TX) has excellent 1 and 2 gallon own root roses, including some Austins, probably at the best price you can find. Their so-called Earthkind roses are the disease resistant ones. (Strangely enough they don't list Crepuscule among those while Crepuscule is one of my most disease resistant roses.)

HI Carolina, I have lots of Austins, but i'm only giving away The Dark Lady, Evelyn and Jude. I live in Suffolk County near the Nassau border, South shore.

I planted about 6 HT's from the Freelander series about 5 years ago. I was not impressed with them as a garden rose because most of them had a very small bloom for a HT (about 3-4") and a couple of them had a strange, unattractive to my eye, color when they opened ('Cherry Freelander' being an example). I only have one left, 'Masquerade Freelander' as I shovel pruned the others.

Zz, you will love it! My LC was a very unusual shade of warm, medium violet with shaded white reverse. It was very fragrant too! I think LC wants more water that it’s gotten, which is probably why it shattered. It’s a very different look than much of what I have, but I’m glad because I’ll use it break up all this sameness. :-)